You’re correct this is a ripoff of Paul and Rush.
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Sorry, it’s not a ripoff of Rush. Rush had “talent on loan from God”, but He did originate the “magical negro” trope. It’s been around for quite awhile, especially among white liberals.
White writers and Hollywood have always used the magical negro.Such as Hattie MacDaniel in Gone With The Wind, Uncle Remus, Mother Abagail in The Stand, John Coffey in The Green Mile, The Legend of Bagger Vance.
Meant to say “he did not” instead of “not.”