Apart from easy-on-the-eye visuals, Playboy magazine is famous for its in-depth interviews. Seth was fortunate enough to be invited as the March edition’s subject, resulting in a six page interview. More than enough reason to get a copy.

In the interview, Seth discusses everything from the rise of 2oceansvibe as a respected news source, his opinions on business, social media, staff and karma, to internet radio, having different names, his loyal brands and communication! Speaking of communication, Seth has broken away with his own personal, uncensored Twitter account – Follow him at @sethrotherham.

The March issue also highlights a sex survey, and more importantly it targets the topic of violence against women, with focus on “No Means No.”

An excerpt:

PLAYBOY is happy-man space. But this month we pulled our scheduled cover to bring home a loud and clear message that there is no place for happiness if not shared by women in our society. PLAYBOY stands for a mature, liberated, respectful and shared enjoyment of sexuality, by both male and female, and what we are seeing around us in this country reminds us of how far we still have to go. There can be no clearer message to all men than just this when it comes to sexuality: NO MEANS NO. Only yes means yes.

We feel ashamed for our nation. Our country has become one of the most dangerous places in the world for women. The levels of sexual abuse, domestic violence, rape and femicide around us are not commensurate with the high ideals of our Constitution and the respectful place for women in our society it should be engendering. Patriarchy, misogyny and sexual harassment are part of the fiber of the so-called respectable side of society. Then we get to the criminal side of gender-based violence…

Only one in ten reported rapes result in a conviction. More often, rape goes unreported. Every four minutes, another woman becomes a victim in this country. The majority of rapes and sexual assault come not from strangers, but from people close to home. We have children as young as between the ages of 10-14 in the dock, accused of being rapists. Unemployed youths join gangs where “pulling-a-train” is an acceptable rite of passage. Sisters, mothers, daughters, friends and lovers – none are spared. How could the men of this country not hang their heads in shame? Anene Booysens was gang-raped, mutilated and left for dead. Politicians made the necessary noise, yet no one bothered to show up at her funeral. A day later, Cape Town’s newspapers reported a case that bore enough of a resemblance to remind us that Anene’s brutal death was not an anomaly. A week later, two more.

For once the nation seemed to take note, to stir into some outrage. Not quite taking to the streets en masse as they did in India after the fatal gang-rape of a young woman on a bus. Our people wore black one Friday. We last saw this shared display of unity around World Cup Fridays. We should be wearing black every day, for this issue is of endemic proportion.

Check out the PLAYBOY website here and then find that March issue on local shelves.

Get it now!

And if your girlfriend/wife is too much of a prude, tell her you got it so SHE could check out Seth’s interview 😉