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To me, it's realistic to have a villain have that type of past because most villains in real life don't see themselves as bad people. Bin Laden for example probably saw 9/11 as a good thing since his people were attacked by U.S. troops before.
It also just seems like every villain had something bad happen to them:
Max Cady from Cape Fear (the remake) - He was given an unfair trail and was sexually abused in prison.
Freddy Krueger - Abused as a child by his step-father, and bullied in school.
Jason Voorhees - Born deformed, bullied as a child, and left to drown.
The Wicked Witch of The West - Her sister died.
Jigsaw - Dying from cancer.
Norman Bates - Abused by his Mother.
Johnny Lawrence from The Karate Kid - Has a physically abusive man as his sensi. That man's name...
John Kreese - Served in Vietnam, and could have been a P.O.W. at one point. Plenty of Vietnam vets had a hard time adjusting to life after the war, and Kreese was clearly one of them, which explained his anger and hate.
Then of course, there's characters like The Terminator, Jaws, Michael Myers, etc. Of course, it could be said that Jaws is a wild animal who doesn't know any better, and is just looking for food, and/or he is defending his turf. But I agree not all villains are victims, but I think plenty are, which explains their actions.
But I can also agree that having a villain who has no likeable traits and is just an asshole or a bitch can be entertaining as well, especially when they get their comeuppance.
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