This man claiming the credit for Frankenstein’s monster is a very funny read

It started over on Twitter – where else? – when @woodmuffin pointed out just how much credit Mary Shelley deserved for coming up with Frankenstein’s monster.

And it prompted a man to get in touch to point out, actually, he had also come up with the idea for Frankenstein’s monster, entirely independently of Shelley.

He’s surely not being serious – is he being serious? – but either way it made us smile (face palm optional, depending on how you take it).

The exchange went viral after it was shared on Twitter by @isabelzawtun who had this to say.

“I am the real inventor of Frankenstein but nobody will credit me because I’m a white cis male born a century after 1817” is truly the most breathtaking take I have recently encountered thank you @jaggings

— Pigeon Fancier (@isabelzawtun) July 7, 2020

whether you’re here to laugh at Tony Furniture or yell at me that he’s a troll, either way we can agree that (1) it’s very funny and (2) innocent people should not be wrongfully imprisoned. Here is a petition to sign please and thank you!https://t.co/gjFHcmardG

— Pigeon Fancier (@isabelzawtun) July 7, 2020

And here are just a few of the things people said in response.

Poor Tony Furniture. He also invented the car in 2004, but because he’s a white cis male that invention was totally ignored.

— Julicorn 🦄 (@ChicksRule) July 7, 2020

I’d like to see Tony Furniture’s Frankenstein. I’m sure it’s very good

— john (@mrjohndarby) July 7, 2020

he’s the victim here don’t you see??? 😂

— House ⚔️ (@mrmatthouse) July 7, 2020

Everyone thinks “Tony” is the name of the furniture but actually Tony built the furniture

— Real AlexW on TER (@AlexEditingRoom) July 7, 2020

Hes not actually serious surely

— Peanut king in B L M town (@eddytheaxe) July 7, 2020

I looked at his profile and am genuinely unsure

— Pigeon Fancier (@isabelzawtun) July 7, 2020

i could tell this was a joke, so i’m having fun reading all these replies & feeling smug

— Shaun (@shaun_vids) July 7, 2020

that’s the great thing about this, it’s funny whether or not it’s real (and it’s funnier to me if it’s not). Poe’s Law baby

— Pigeon Fancier (@isabelzawtun) July 7, 2020

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