Nov 11, 1997 3:05 PM

Girl Power

The industry group that oversees British advertising standards is warning its members to be extra careful with the emerging "Girl Power" trend - ads that show women in charge and men subservient. For instance, reports Reuters, there's the Lee jeans ad showing a woman in stiletto heels with her toe on the buttocks of a prone, naked man. The caption: "Put the boot in."

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