Author Joyce Carol Oates Slammed After Tweet

American author Joyce Carol Oates has a considerable following on Twitter but a recent post left many online commenters baffled.
Wading into the discussion over the so-called Islamic State in the wake of the horrific terror attacks on Paris, Beirut and Ankara, she asked why everything we hear about the terror group is so negative.
“All we hear of ISIS is puritanical and punitive, is there nothing celebratory of joyous?” the 77-year-old mused. Huffington Post