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racism and eugenics

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I am surprised that there is no mention of his racist beliefs or views on eugenics. https://thecritic.co.uk/h-g-wells-must-fall/ https://reason.com/2002/03/26/eugenics-rides-a-time-machine/ 2600:4040:7844:3A00:B435:F8EA:C08B:829 (talk) 05:48, 13 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I completely agree, it's pretty remarkable how the entry has been sanitized of this stuff. From the Guardian:
"HG Wells could not contain his enthusiasm, hailing eugenics as the first step toward the removal “of detrimental types and characteristics” and the “fostering of desirable types” in their place." See https://www.theguardian.com/politics/from-the-archive-blog/2019/may/01/eugenics-founding-fathers-british-socialism-archive-1997
82.68.187.70 (talk) 12:00, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

British English

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The article is written in British English, but the form 'H.G.' is used instead of 'HG?'

British English uses initial letters for first names, separated by full stops and spaces, like most other varieties? The important point is that he was never known as "Herbert George". Martinevans123 (talk) 12:34, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Irrelevant passage from the article

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Moving this here from the section “Personal life”:

Director Simon Wells (born 1961), the author's great-grandson, was a consultant on the future scenes in Back to the Future Part II (1989).[1]

  1. ^ "Simon Wells". British Film Institute. 22 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017.

This is completely irrelevant to a discussion of H.G. Wells’ personal life. I cannot find any section of this article where it would not be irrelevant. 142.197.58.102 (talk) 04:34, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]