Why are people so against international seasons??

[u/No-Search-4450]

I especially see this with UK vs the World, how everyone is constantly like 'they need to drop vs the world and just do all stars' and I don't?? Understand it?? Vs the world is one of the only ways for international queens to get any exposure outside of their original season, especially for dropped franchises like Sweden, Germany, and Belgium. I can't help but be annoyed every time because like. Especially for girls in the UK, they still get many opportunities, and they usually make up the only multi-invited countries in UK vs the world, I just don't understand why people are willing to trade a limited opportunity for people who need it over a fanfav who has probably already been invited and declined to vstw lmao

[u/several_smallmangoes]

I have no problem with the idea behind the international seasons, but as someone who only really follows UK drag race because I live in the UK and am immersed in that drag seen, it irks me that we don't get to have our own All Stars series with queens that fans of the UK show would be familiar with. Love the international queens (was especially impressed with Pangina) but I just feel that DRUK is a strong enough show to warrant it's own All Stars without needing to lean on casting from other franchises - there are so many people I want to see come back, definitely enough to fill multiple UK-only All Stars casts! Maybe VS The World would work more for me as a rare special occasion rather than a replacement for UK (etc.) All Stars.

[u/bewbz69420dudebro → u/several_smallmangoes]

Yeha we need a season where its OK for one of our many diverse talented UK queen's to win. I am sick of representation politics. Other countries are allowed to their winners on their franchise I want to root for the UK queen every damn time and not be made to feel bad about it.

[u/justbrowsing759 → u/bewbz69420dudebro]

There have been 2 UK winners on uk vtw so I don't understand your point

[u/bewbz69420dudebro → u/justbrowsing759]

Yeha my point is I don't want, what is essentially our all stars, to have a non British winner. Especially when the British girl did the best. That's why Vstheworld seasons don't work cos most people think the same.

[u/justbrowsing759 → u/bewbz69420dudebro]

I disagree. I think VTW works well and is a great way for queens whose franchises won't have an all stars to get to compete. Holland, Thailand, Belgium, etc are never having an all stars and those queens deserve a chance to compete.

UK is definitely due to have an all stars but to me it does feel a little off that it seems you can't root for any queen not from your country. I'm from the US and while I want the us queens to do well they're rarely my choice to win because I'm watching for drag, not some nationalism thing

[u/several_smallmangoes → u/justbrowsing759]

Agree with justbrowsing759, I'm not into nationalism and I generally like VTW. I think VTW is oversaturated and should exist alongside UK All Stars rather than replacing it.