Counterpoint: these weren’t necessarily language-specific but country-specific or sometimes dialect-specific or writing system-specific (Hiragana, Katakana, Rom

Counterpoint: these weren’t necessarily language-specific but country-specific or sometimes dialect-specific or writing system-specific (Hiragana, Katakana, Romaji) or just plain alternative (DVORAK) input methods. My main keyboard input method is not “English” but “U.S.”, and it is one of 15 English-language keyboard input methods available in the Keyboard Input Sources pane. Since I have it set to US most of the time, I kept it in my menubar for the the last 16 years specifically so I could have a nice American flag icon up top in addition to a way to switch between keyboard input sources using the mouse. This change was unnecessary and doesn’t do anything to make the input sources less offensive, but merely removes some of the cultural flavor available out of the box.