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Because Quote by Diplo

“There are opportunities that I have because I'm a white dude, and it's controversial because that's just the way that the world we live in kind of is.” quote by Diplo — Download Open image

“There are opportunities that I have because I'm a white dude, and it's controversial because that's just the way that the world we live in kind of is.”

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