allies for those seeking marriage equality. allies are important. but at times the ways in which an ally chooses to support a cause can overshadow the very issue. there s timothy can you remember i can, a young christian who sought to bring attention to the church s views on homosexuality and chose do that by living as a homosexual man for a year. who can forget super model tyra banks head turning experiment of wearing a fat suit to bring attention to the negative treatment aimed at people who are obese. starting this past tuesday, newark new jersey mayor, cory booker started living on a food budget of $30 a week or $4.32 a day which is equal to the people in snap receive. his aim? for people to care about food justice for all. while each experiment were noble attempts to bring attention to issues, they also run the risk of appearing unauthentic.