David Olshanetsky (born 1997) is a British-Israeli
Tumblr
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blogger and entrepreneur. He is also known and posts under TheShitneySpears, the name of his Tumblr blog,
which is described as the "most popular
LGBT
' is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity.
The LGBT term is a ...
blog in the world".
Personal life
Olshanetsky was born in Israel in 1997. His family travelled to Russia and America, before finally settling in
Surrey
Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...
, United Kingdom.
He began blogging on Tumblr at the age of 14.
He is studying English & Media BA
at
Goldsmiths, University of London
Goldsmiths, University of London, officially the Goldsmiths' College, is a constituent research university of the University of London in England. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by the Wor ...
.
Olshanetsky came out as bisexual to his followers on 20 September 2016.
Career
David Olshanetsky's popularity
[ ] increased after followers became interested in his diary style entries about his relationships in 2013.
On 16 September 2015, he released a collaborative post with
Charli XCX
Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is an English singer and songwriter. Born in Cambridge and raised in Start Hill, Essex, she began posting songs on Myspace in 2008, which led to her discovery ...
sponsored by
Red Bull
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. In 2016 he was shown by
Tumblr
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as the most popular male account in Europe, and fifth most popular account globally.
In the summer of 2017, Olshanetsky worked with Festival Republic and
Live Nation
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to lower homophobia and hate crime rates at the most popular British music festivals.
He reported on behalf of Tumblr at
V Festival the same year.
In 2018 he co-presented an episode of The
Calum McSwiggan
Calum McSwiggan (born 21 May 1990) is a British YouTuber, blogger, and online radio presenter. McSwiggan creates video content on LGBT+ issues, mental health, and sex and relationships. He began creating YouTube videos in 2013 and began hosting ' ...
Show on Fubar Radio,
In 2018 he launched the Spotify podcast ''David's out for a good time'' covering LGBTQ and pop culture topics''.''
References
External links
Olshanetsky on TumblrOlshanetsky on Twitter
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1997 births
Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London
Bisexual men
Living people
People from Tel Aviv