Well, ok, not necessarily prejudiced or jealous. I read some of the dissertations about him on the Internet that describe exactly how he was such an obnoxious character. But as I said, it never bothered me at all. Yes, it could be that I was too young myself back then so that I kinda accepted him without question.
On the other hand, yes, this does sound a bit like adult prejudice. Children don't care if stuff doesn't fit the norm, if anything they are simply interested because they don't know it yet. Only when adults imprint their own values on them they start behaving accordingly, with various restrictions placed on their behavior.