Forestil dig, at regeringen besluttede, at der skulle fødes færre jyder. Det virker langt ude-hvorfor kunne det lade sig gøre i Grønland?

• Main Author: C. Skadegård, Mira
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Danish
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: politik; Colonialism; Racism; strukturel diskrimination; Køn; etnicitet og hvidhed; /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions; name=SDG 16 - Peace; Justice and Strong Institutions; /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/reduced_inequalities; name=SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities; /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/gender_equality; name=SDG 5 - Gender Equality; Greenland; greenlandic; Grønland
• Online Access: https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/1779da4f-f6fd-4768-9af9-b95e71a92b83; https://www.berlingske.dk/kommentatorer/forestil-dig-at-regeringen-besluttede-at-der-skulle-foedes-faerre

This month’s Sunday column in Berlingske addresses Denmark’s IUD campaign in Greenland during the 60’s and 70’s, a process involving forcing/coercing IUDs on young Greenlandic girls and women in order to limit the levels of childbirth. I note that this would never happen within Denmark, and ask why it was considered acceptable in Greenland? I remain flummoxed by the way Danish colonial oppression continues to be romanticized and swathed in denial…