From what I remember the late 80s were very hostile and a lot of it came from interviews in magazines with dudes like Salba, Duane Peters, the Godoy brothers, Jason Jessee and so on.
If you didn't skate backyard pools, the Combipool at Badlands or ollied into your airs you were considered a pussy at least. The whole attitude was still very punk back then.
Seems skateboarding got more and more mellow over the years, at least until social media.