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If the clones were completely impersonal and never seen in society, maybe, but that wasn't the situation presented. They were out and about in society. The donation centers were visible to anyone. The clones themselves were traveling all through the country as "carers". Even before that they were able to travel and interact with people. They weren't anonymous, impersonal things, they were people. Even if you don't interact with them you can see them and you can see that they are people.
I have to wonder how much of the fear or revulsion that the people (Madame and Ms. Emily in particular) had was because of the clones and how much was because of what their society had accepted. A society that can accept that can accept anything and is unlikely to survive for long I think. It's not a large step from using the clones as presented to using children who have a physical or mental handicap the same way or using the elderly or <insert marginalized group here> or <insert skin-tone here>, etc.
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