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Maternal Separation Ain’t Cute: The Internet’s Obsession with Punch the Monkey and the Church’s Harm of Adoptees

Maternal Separation Ain’t Cute: The Internet’s Obsession with Punch the Monkey and the Church’s Harm of Adoptees

by Kristin Kirkland | Mar 27, 2026 | Opinion

  I never imagined I would have beef with a monkey from the Tokyo zoo.  My problem isn’t with poor Panchi-kun (Punch). The Japanese macaque captured the hearts of social media in late February as he and his stuffed IKEA toy inspired reaction videos, funny parodies and...

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