Our babies were taken after 'biased' parenting test

Overall reaction

• Most commenters express shock, anger, and disgust that such tests are used in 2025, describing the policy as dystopian, barbaric, and a human-rights violation.
• Several note this would be treated as a major scandal or investigative exposé in other countries.

Nature and validity of the tests

• The tests are widely criticized as irrelevant to parenting: trivia (“Who is Mother Teresa?”, “How long does sunlight takes to reach Earth?”), math questions, Rorschach inkblots, and playing with dolls while being scored on eye contact.
• Multiple commenters argue this is not even “pseudoscience” but closer to game-show trivia or old voter literacy tests used for discrimination.
• The fact that tests are not in parents’ native language is seen as a major, likely intentional, bias.
• Some note defenders claim the tests are more “objective” than social worker judgement, but critics counter that neither are predictive of parenting quality.

Colonialism, racism, and cultural bias

• Strong consensus that this echoes historic colonial practices: Native child removals in the US, Canada, Australia, “Stolen Generations,” residential schools, and Nordic policies toward Sami and Inuit.
• Commenters see cultural bias baked into the design (e.g., Rorschach response about seal gutting called “barbaric”), implying a standard of “civilised” Danish behavior.
• Clarified that these cases involve Greenlanders living in Denmark, but framed as part of a broader colonial relationship.

When should the state remove children?

• Many argue removal should be an absolute last resort, limited to clear, immediate danger, never based on intelligence or cultural conformity.
• One long subthread cites research (linked in the discussion) claiming outcomes in foster/state care are generally worse than even abusive birth homes, and that institutional settings can increase risk of violence and sexual abuse.
• Others push back with personal examples of extreme abuse where removal seemed unequivocally necessary, leading to a tense debate with no consensus.

Responsibility and systemic issues

• Some call for punishment of participating psychologists; others argue lawmakers and policy designers are more culpable, though “just following orders” is rejected by several.
• A few blame “big government overreach,” while others emphasize that the core issue is specifically colonial racism, not generic state size.