We are not talking about irrate fans taking their frustration out on the kid, we are talking about high school students teasing one of their peers.

I am sure he got teased quite a lot with the lines "Are you an Angel?" and "Whoa, this is intense!" etc. But I would be willing to bet the vast majority of kids who gave him a hard time were not even really SW fans. The Phantom Menace is something Jake had that made him stand out, which is very likely why other kids took it and used it as a handle for giving him a hard time.