Like a tumbleweed caught in a West Texas windstorm, Netflix shares are spinning downward after tech titan Elon Musk aimed at the streaming giant’s children’s programming. And folks, this story’s hotter than a jalapeño at a church picnic.

The numbers tell a tale as clear as a prairie sky: Netflix stock dropped 2.4% after Musk publicly severed ties with the service on Tuesday. In fact, if you’re keeping score at home, their shares have tumbled 4.4% in the past five days of trading, and that’s as serious as a rattlesnake in your boot.

What lit this particular powder keg? Several animated shows, aimed at children as young as seven years old, have been pushing what some parents are calling inappropriate content. And courage, dear friends, because we’re going to lay it out straight.

One show, “Dead End Paranormal Park,” features a transgender character. Another program, “Ridley Jones,” presents viewers with Fred, a non-binary cow wrestling with pronouns. And if that doesn’t frost your windshield, “Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous” includes a scene with two women sharing what’s described as a “passionate kiss.”

Musk, who’s about as subtle as a bull in a China shop, didn’t mince words. “Cancel Netflix for the health of your kids,” he declared on X, formerly known as Twitter. He even shared what the young folks call a “meme,” suggesting Netflix was using children’s programming as a modern-day Trojan horse for what he termed a “transgender woke agenda.”

In my years of reporting, I’ve learned that when the wind shifts, you’d better pay attention. And shift it has. While Netflix had been riding high, up 30% since last year’s beginning, this boycott movement’s spreading faster than wildfire in August.

The list of controversial content goes on like a Texas highway. “CoComelon Lane” shows a boy in a princess dress with two gay fathers. “Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City” features transgender drag queens in its storyline. And social media is lighting up like the Fourth of July with screenshots of canceled subscriptions.

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But here’s the question we must ask ourselves, as straight as a plumb line: What’s the real story here? Is it about bottom lines and stock prices? Or is it about something deeper in the American psyche – about who we are and what we want our children to see?

As the debate continues, we will keep you updated with any new information.