Lena Dunham says women should be free to take nude pictures of themselves without a risk of them being leaked online.
The 'Girls' star has spoken out against hackers who have stolen alleged explicit images of celebrities and posted them online, and she insisted the idea the photographs shouldn't be taken in the first place is ridiculous.
She told the Sunday Times newspaper's Style magazine: "Saying 'Don't take nude pictures' is the 'She shouldn't have worn a short skirt' of the internet, the rapist's apologia.
"Putting a woman's body out into the world like that against her will is the same as ripping off somebody's clothes in the middle of Union Square."
The actress has bared her skin as part of her hit comedy in the US, and she insisted she wouldn't mind if naked pictures of herself were leaked online.
She added: "It would be like, 'Great - that's for those of you who couldn't afford HBO.' "
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has joined the likes of Avril Lavigne, Vanessa Hudgens, Lake Bell, Rihanna and Kirsten Dunst as stars to allegedly have their private photos leaked online.

Kerry Washington thinks motherhood is "wonderful."
The 37-year-old actress welcomed her first child Isabelle Amarachi into the world with her husband Nnamdi Asomugha in April and is enjoying watching the little one reach new milestones "all the time."
Speaking to PEOPLE.com, she said: "[Motherhood is] wonderful. We just continue to feel very blessed."
The 'Scandal' star has bounced back into shape really quickly after giving birth and credits her love of Pilates for helping her lose the baby weight.
She explained: "It's such a great way to get in shape in a loving way. I feel like I'm both challenging myself and healing my body at the same time."
However, Kerry insists she's still got a bit more to do before she's back to her pre-baby figure but she's not in a rush and is enjoying exercising and healthy eating.
She said: "I've still got some work to do."
Meanwhile, the stunning star previously admitted she struggled to cope with the physical challenges of starring as Olivia Pope in the ABC drama 'Scandal' whilst she was pregnant but she believes the experience has made her a better actress.
She said: "The season really broke me. I'm a Type A actor who likes to have it all figured out going in, but suddenly I had no idea where this woman was going to go next. I had to jump in without everything being perfect. I felt like I had been in control playing the character, but it all got taken away from me last season. That meant my acting toolbox had to be upgraded. I had to trade in my screwdriver and hammer for a Black and Decker power tool."

Russell Brand gave Zayn Malik family planning advice.
The One Direction hunk - who is engaged to Perrie Edwards - admits he was stunned when the 39-year-old comedian offered up some birth control tips when he bumped into him backstage at the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics in London.
Writing in the band's new 'Who We Are: Our Autobiography', Zayn, 21, said: "Backstage at the Olympics was one of the maddest times I've had with the band. These crazily famous people were coming up and talking to me.
"All my life I'd seen them on TV and here they were just chatting away to us.
"Russell was brilliant. He was saying, 'Your performance was sick.' Then he started giving me family planning advice!
"I was like, 'Russell, you shouldn't be giving me that sort of advice!' He was hilarious, a really nice guy."
However, it appears Russell isn't the only one who thinks Zayn needs some advice on love as his ex-girlfriend Jemima Khan, who reportedly dumped the funnyman last month, also offered up some top tips in July after bonding with the singer and Naughty Boy during a night out at London's Chiltern Firehouse.
A source said previously: "Jemima took the boys under her wind and started to dish out some advice.
"She started warning them about the celebrity circuit and then switched their chat to ladies.
"She told Zayn and Naughty boy - whose real name is Shahid Khan - that they should find themselves a good wife and settle down and avoid getting involved with any gold diggers. It was obviously all tongue-in-cheek as Zayn is loved up with Perrie."
Meanwhile, 'Who We Are: Our Autobiography' is set for release on September 25.

Nicolas Cage once bought a haunted house.
The 50-year-old actor snapped up a mansion in New Orleans previously owned by Madame LaLaurie, who's known for the torture and murder of slaves, in the hope of gaining inspiration to pen an American horror novel.
Speaking in the Daily Mail newspaper's Event magazine, he said: "I once lived in the most haunted house in America. The LaLaurie Mansion in New Orleans used to belong to Madame LaLaurie, a well-known 19th century socialite and serial killer.
"I bought it in 2007, figuring it would be a good place in which to write the great American horror novel. I didn't get too far with the novel."
However, the 'Kiss-Ass' star admits that isn't the only time he's found himself in a spooky situation as someone once told him his son Weston, now 23, whom he has with ex-girlfriend Christina Fulton, would be dead before he reached the age of 15.
He explained: "Someone once told me that my child, nine at the time, would be dead by the time he was 15. I immediately told that person to back away from the house and they did. My son, Weston, is now 23."
Nicolas also has 11-month-old son Kal-El with his third wife Alice Kim.

Tessa James has been diagnosed with cancer.
The former 'Home and Away' star, 23, is battling Hodgkin's lymphoma and has returned to the Gold Coast in Australia to be with her husband Nate Myles.
A statement released to the Daily Telegraph Australia, reads: "Tessa will be will be undergoing chemotherapy over the next few months. Tessa and Nate would like to thank all for their well wishes and would ask for any privacy during this very difficult time."
The couple, who tied the knot in 2011, had been splitting their time between Los Angeles and Australia prior to Tessa's diagnosis as she was hoping to carve out a career in Hollywood following her exit from the soap, in which she played Nicole Franklin, in 2011.
The blonde beauty is yet to personally comment on the illness and has remained silent on her social networking sites for the past month.
Meanwhile, actress Delta Goodrem, 29, who starred in 'Neighbours' also battled Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 18 and won her battle with the illness.

Kelly Brook is considering getting married in Greece.
The glamorous model and her fiancé David McIntosh spent the past week holidaying on the island of Mykonos and reportedly took some time out of their relaxing trip to visit four potential wedding venues.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Mykonos is one of the most romantic islands in the world. They could not have thought of anywhere better to get married."
However, the 34-year-old star recently admitted she keeps changing her mind about where to hold their nuptials and was even considering Las Vegas.
Asked about their upcoming nuptials, she said "We change our minds all the time. Some days we're like, 'Let's just run to Vegas and do it.' "
Kelly is also hoping that she and David will start a family together in the near future as she believes children are the only thing she's been "denied" in life after she suffered two miscarriages during her relationship with former rugby player Thom Evans.
She said: "It's the only thing I've really been denied.
"I took a bit of time out from that because, obviously, I didn't have a very good experience but, yeah, a family would be nice."
Meanwhile, Kelly and David became engaged in March this year after just a month of dating.

Nicolas Cage vomited on his prom date.
The 50-year-old actor admits he was riddled with embarrassment when he took a stunning young lady to his school dance as a youngster and his excitement became too much when they locked lips afterwards.
Speaking to the Daily Mail newspaper's Event magazine, he said of his most embarrassing moment: "I took the most beautiful girl in the world to my prom. After kissing her, I was so excited I threw up on her and the sidewalk. I've never been able to forget that. I'd guess that she's never forgotten it either."
Despite managing to land himself a hot date for the school prom, the 'Kick-Ass' star admits he didn't have many friends as a child but had the ability to make his classmates fall into fits of laughter.
Describing himself as a youngster, he said: "The classic example of a child with his head in the clouds. I was often by myself. I would always be making my classmates laugh. I was the class clown, a prankster."
However, Nicolas doesn't just like to make people laugh as he also thinks it's important to be honest.
He explained: "My best trait is also my worst, and that's honesty. I've done some good being honest. I've also hurt a lot of feelings speaking my mind."

Jessica Simpson feels "sexier" as a wife.
The 34-year-old singer admits she views herself in a different light since tying the knot with her beau Eric Johnson, with whom she has two-year-old daughter Maxwell and 14-month-old son Ace, in July.
Speaking to 'Access Hollywood,' she said: "Eric is the best. Being married, for me, it defines so much more than even having kids. We still feel like we're on our honeymoon. It [getting married] actually has changed my style. I'm very into slip dresses and everything's a little bit sexier. I feel sexier as a wife and a mum!"
The couple got hitched in front of their close friends and family in San Ysidro, San Diego, but the blonde beauty admits their nuptials didn't go according to plan as Eric suffered an outfit malfunction at the altar.
She explained: "Eric bent down to get Ace, who was running [down the aisle] towards him, and he split his pants completely in half. It was completely split.
"Me and Eric are like saying our vows and I feel something's [off], like, 'Are you worried about something? Hopefully it's not being married!' "
Meanwhile, the loved-up duo are looking forward to spending their lives together but are not planning on having more children in the future.
Jessica said previously: "Oh, we are done [having children]. I say we're done. I don't want to accidentally get pregnant one day and then that poor kid feels like it wasn't meant to be or something. We've got the girl and we've got the boy."

Vanessa Hudgens is reportedly concerned her career will suffer as a result of the recent hacking scandal.
The 25-year-old actress - who had naked photos of herself leaked online in 2007 - may have been targeted for a second time after explicit images, thought to be of star, were published on photo-sharing website 4chan yesterday (20.09.14), and now the brunette beauty is allegedly worried how the attack will affect her job.
A source told the HollywoodLife.com: "She has learned to accept that it happened before and there really isn't anything she can do about it.
"She is still upset, and now that it has happened again, she is even more rocked by it because she really wants to be known as a serious actress.
"With these new photos out, in her eyes she thinks it taints what people might think of her when it comes to producers and decision-makers for her career."
However, the 'High School Musical' star is yet to confirm that the alleged images are authentic.
The leak comes just three weeks after naked snaps of Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst and Kate Upton were published on 4chan, Twitter and Reddit.
However, it is believed over 100 celebrities - including Kim Kardashian West, Liam Payne, Avril Lavigne and Rihanna - have also been affected by the scandal after a hacker stole explicit images and videos from Apple's iCloud service last month.
Apple said it was "outraged" by the attack and encouraged users to update their accounts with a "strong" password and enable two-step verification.

Iggy Azalea throws her knickers away after one wear.
The 'Fancy' hitmaker, 24, treats herself to some new lingerie before every show, but she admits she doesn't get much use out of them as she bins them after the gig because she doesn't like to wear them twice.
Speaking on the Kiss FM radio Breakfast Show, she said: "Every show I get a new pair of underwear. I put it on and then I throw it out after and that's the end."
However, the Iggy isn't the only pop star to throw out underwear after a concert as Rita Ora - who teamed up with Iggy on 'Black Widow' - does exactly the same.
Rita added: "We don't see the same underwear twice."
Meanwhile, despite her lavish lifestyle, Iggy - who is dating NBA star Nick Young - insists she likes nothing more than lounging around her house with no make-up on, while wearing comfortable, loose, clothing.
She explained: "I like to pretend like I'm working out and just walk around in my joggers, I spend my whole day like that. I have plenty of photo evidence online of me looking like a little boy. Sometimes I don't care and I just take pictures without my make-up on, like at the airport and stuff, and other times I do care. "
Rita, 23, added: "There's nothing better than putting on a pair of sneaks and some tracksuit bottoms."

Mariah Carey has reportedly turned to Brett Ratner for support following her split from Nick Cannon.
The 44-year-old singer has allegedly been spending a lot of time with the film director, 45, to help take her mind off the breakdown of her six-year marriage.
A source told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: "They speak frequently."
Mariah and Brett struck up a friendship after he directed her music videos for 'Heartbreaker' and 'We Belong Together' and have remained close ever since.
The 'Hero' hitmaker joined Brett at the premiere of 'Hercules', which he directed, in July and it's believed the pair also holidayed together in Aspen in December.
Meanwhile, Nick confirmed he'd split from Mariah in August following months of their relationship being on the rocks, but insisted their main priority at the moment is their three-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe.
He said at the time: "There is trouble in paradise. We have been living in separate houses for a few months. My main focus is my kids."
Friends believed cracks started to appear in the pair's relationship when Nick, 33, revealed that he'd previously slept with five famous women, including Kim Kardashian West, during an appearance on a radio show in March, which left Mariah feeling "humiliated."
However, the 'America's Got Talent' host took to Twitter earlier this month to silence rumours and insist he will always love and support Mariah.
He tweeted: "I will always love her unconditionally for this and so much more. @MariahCarey is an amazing Mother and I trust her wholeheartedly... (sic)."
He added: "So to see false reports in the media stating otherwise is absurd! While I would like to remain silent I can no longer allow this to happen. (sic)."

Russell Brand has allegedly split from Jemima Khan.
The 40-year-old heiress reportedly dumped the 39-year-old comedian, who is known as a notorious lothario, last month following just a year of dating.
A source told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: "The relationship has simply run its course."
The pair also added fuel to the fire after it became apparent that they'd 'unfollowed' each other on Twitter, which is unusual for the brunette beauty as she usually remains close friends with her former flames.
Earlier this year, Russell - who split from Katy Perry in 2011 after 14 months of marriage - bragged about his "very different" relationship with Jemima and said he couldn't be happier with their fast-moving romance.
He said at the time: "'I'm going to be really kind in this relationship.
"I haven't been out there trying to nail everyone. 'I'm very, very happy in a relationship that feels very different from anything I've experience before.
"I feel like its grounded in friendship and a sort of love and it's all well cool and exciting and stuff, but it feels different for me."
Meanwhile, Jemima has two teenage sons Sulaiman and Kasim with her ex-husband Imran Khan and has previously dated hunky actor Hugh Grant.