David Olshanetsky | |
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Born | 1997 (age 26–27) |
Other names | TheShitneySpears on Tumblr |
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Years active | 2013–present |
David Olshanetsky (born 1997) is a British-Israeli Tumblr blogger and entrepreneur. He is also known and posts under TheShitneySpears, the name of his Tumblr blog, [1] which is described as the "most popular LGBT blog in the world". [2] [3] [4]
Olshanetsky was born in Israel in 1997. His family travelled to Russia and the United States, before finally settling in Surrey, United Kingdom. [4] He began blogging on Tumblr at the age of 14. [2]
He is studying English & Media BA [2] at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Olshanetsky came out as bisexual to his followers on 20 September 2016. [5]
David Olshanetsky's popularity [6] increased after followers became interested in his diary style entries about his relationships in 2013. [7] On 16 September 2015, he released a collaborative post with Charli XCX sponsored by Red Bull. [8] In 2016 he was shown by Tumblr as the most popular male account in Europe, and fifth most popular account globally. [2]
In the summer of 2017, Olshanetsky worked with Festival Republic and Live Nation to lower homophobia and hate crime rates at the most popular British music festivals. [9] He reported on behalf of Tumblr at V Festival the same year. [10] In 2018 he co-presented an episode of The Calum McSwiggan Show on Fubar Radio, [11]
In 2018 he launched the Spotify podcast David's out for a good time covering LGBTQ and pop culture topics. [12] [13]
David Olshanetsky | |
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Born | 1997 (age 26–27) |
Other names | TheShitneySpears on Tumblr |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2013–present |
David Olshanetsky (born 1997) is a British-Israeli Tumblr blogger and entrepreneur. He is also known and posts under TheShitneySpears, the name of his Tumblr blog, [1] which is described as the "most popular LGBT blog in the world". [2] [3] [4]
Olshanetsky was born in Israel in 1997. His family travelled to Russia and the United States, before finally settling in Surrey, United Kingdom. [4] He began blogging on Tumblr at the age of 14. [2]
He is studying English & Media BA [2] at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Olshanetsky came out as bisexual to his followers on 20 September 2016. [5]
David Olshanetsky's popularity [6] increased after followers became interested in his diary style entries about his relationships in 2013. [7] On 16 September 2015, he released a collaborative post with Charli XCX sponsored by Red Bull. [8] In 2016 he was shown by Tumblr as the most popular male account in Europe, and fifth most popular account globally. [2]
In the summer of 2017, Olshanetsky worked with Festival Republic and Live Nation to lower homophobia and hate crime rates at the most popular British music festivals. [9] He reported on behalf of Tumblr at V Festival the same year. [10] In 2018 he co-presented an episode of The Calum McSwiggan Show on Fubar Radio, [11]
In 2018 he launched the Spotify podcast David's out for a good time covering LGBTQ and pop culture topics. [12] [13]