>>saeedj+(OP)
Is it possible that when put in unfamiliar situations, people will by default direct themselves toward others who are most like themselves?
A hypothetical: Reverse all the races in the VC/CEO situation. Who would the black VC assume was the CEO?
Repeat the experiment with whichever combination of race/sex you like.
>>ahomin+wd1
Perhaps the answer is obvious, but what's the point of such a thought experiment? The issue is how to deal with the world we actually live in. "It would be just as bad in an opposite world" does not sound like a useful finding.