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Why this student chose to sit nearly naked on her university campus

Why this student chose to sit nearly naked on her university campus

Monika Rostvold took her clothes off, popped a blindfold and headphones on and then sat on the steps outside her university's library for 45 minutes on Monday.

The 22-year-old student, of Texas State University, says she made this statement to highlight the problem of sexual assault.

Rostvold explains:

April is sexual assault awareness month, and I wanted to create a piece about the standards that exist in our society.

As a survivor of sexual assault, I wanted to take control of my body by removing my identity and exposing myself to the public. I wanted people to view my body as beautiful and powerful and not as a sexual object.

Rostvold's action is reported to be part of the "never asking for it" movement - whereby women show that, no matter their age or appearance, they should never be subjected to sexual violence.

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