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There is no reasonable answer for this strange hypothetical, probably because it is not presented in good faith.

Why is it a strange hypothetical? Extremely similar situations were actually quite common historically. Many, many ethnic groups have been intentionally excluded from many types of jobs over the years. It's not just a hypothetical: It's a past reality that has real-world impacts that last through today.

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/occupational-segreg...

https://prospect.org/features/black-workers-remember/

Have a specific company done what you were describing in your example or was this a societal level ill? Also the way you phrased your question (“should the racist status quo be allowed to continue, or should it be intentionally corrected?”) made it sound like you weren’t interested in having a discussion, thus the other comment.

Yes, of course, many companies in the U.S. had blatantly racist hiring practices that were eventually made illegal. Those practices have not always been corrected, though, and the racial demographics of many companies and positions have not shifted very much. This is a broad societal issue, as well as one that can be traced to individual companies.

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