Are you sure Carradine didn't have any martial arts training? He was in Lone Wolf Mcquaid with Chuck Norris and looked pretty good and same with Circle of Iron.

With the reference to the guy in 16 Candles, he was hilarious. There's a thin line between being able to make fun of one's self and being insulting. Maybe it's in how you look at it. Just like occasionally you see some organization up in arms because a blind or cripple guy was made fun of in some role. I certainly do not think all, or maybe any, Asians act like the guy in 16 Candles. Sometimes people need to lighten up. What would happen if Black or Hispanic comedians couldn't make fun of their own people, the guys would be out of a job, at least in comedy. I wonder what Asians thought of that detergent commercial that used to run all the time, was that Tide? The "ancient Chinese secret".