IQ tests were invented to justify a belief that white people were superior - literally by eugenicists.
How is it "white privilege" to say we should reject a test design that was designed to support white supremacy?
How is it "white privilege" to say we should reject a test design that was designed to support white supremacy?
[1] https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/g-mis...
Some would indeed try to use IQ tests to validate their prejudices and proclaim that "science says dark-skinned people are not as smart as asians". Um, no. Science says we should stay humble and ask questions.
In the context of medical research specifically, different groups experience different health issues at different rates. It's important to understand these differences so that we can help the groups in question, or to gain further understanding into what causes the issue as we search for a universal improvement.