Body positive influencers and activists told Insider keeping the post up could have been helpful.
But they don't blame Kardashian's move, given broader cultural pressures and her own journey.
Body positive activists and dietitians are largely compassionate toward Khloe Kardashian in the midst of her saga involving an unedited bikini photo.
On April 5, Kardashian's assistant mistakenly posted an untouched photo of the media personality standing poolside in Palm Springs on Instagram. The raw photo quickly circulated on Reddit and Twitter, with fans loving its realness, but the Kardashian team asked users to take it down, citing copyright infringements.
Followers were quick to bemoan the team's internet-scrubbing efforts, saying Kardashian could have used the opportunity to be transparent about what's real, and not, on social media.