Famous American Author Asks If It's 'Naive' to Wonder If Islamic State Has 'Celebratory & Joyous' Qualities. The Responses Are Not to Be Missed.

Joyce Carol Oates — a celebrated American author and Princeton professor — is an iconic figure upon the literary landscape.

Author Joyce Carol Oates (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

But her considerable pedigree didn't spare her derision Sunday when she hopped on Twitter and offered this thought:

All we hear of ISIS is puritanical & punitive; is there nothing celebratory & joyous? Or is query naive?

— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) November 22, 2015

"All we hear of ISIS is puritanical & punitive; is there nothing celebratory & joyous?" Oates inquired. "Or is query naive?"

Twitter wasn't gentle:

@JoyceCarolOates extremely naive, Joyce. Google is a wonderful tool.

— Josh Delman (@jd87) November 22, 2015

Maybe get an intern to do your tweets, Joyce @JoyceCarolOates

— patrick (@pattymo) November 23, 2015

@chuchugoogoo @pattymo maybe like, in their off hours they make community gardens and read to blind kids.

— recognize. (@jenihead) November 23, 2015

@JoyceCarolOates I am convinced Joyce needs a ghost writer for Twitter

— Howard Roark (@shortwave8669) November 23, 2015

@JoyceCarolOates The crowd always seems upbeat at those stonings they host.

— Winston Aldworth (@WinstonAldworth) November 22, 2015

this is that awkward part of dinner where the family turns to one another and asks, "Shall we do something about Mother?" @JoyceCarolOates

— The Scandalous DJT (@AceofSpadesHQ)

November 23, 2015

@JoyceCarolOates naive? Your query is downright the dumbest thing you've ever posted. That says a lot too @exjon

— Kevin (@kevinpost) November 22, 2015

.@JoyceCarolOates I suspect that you have the funds to visit Raqqa and come to your own conclusions. I suspect you'll come out a head.

— Bob Owens (@bob_owens)

November 22, 2015

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