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I'm guessing that they weren't as close to human society at the time, and most humans didn't have direct contact with the Faunus. those who did see them had varying reactions, some thought of them as lest beings, some as equals. It's not until Faunus started really integrating in human society that people started to discriminate against them, fearing that 'these animals are taking over their society!" But who know, we hardly know anything about the past at this point.