It’s the tighty-whities that make it creepy. It wouldn’t be as creepy if those were boxers.
If it had been a hot, young guy in a thong it would have been better-but it’s creepy because it looks like a dead guy in the snow. Naked+snow=dead if you’re out in it.
Now a statue of Luke Skywalker in his underwear called ‘Skywalker’ would be ENTIRELY different! But a mostly naked, eyes closed, realistic statue of anyone outside in dangerous weather has to be creepy.
Of course the lesbian students would be ‘threatened’ by it either way.