Hence the use of the word "likely". Sociology is the study of people as groups. There are always exceptions when you try to apply general statements to specifc people.
But even in your examples it holds up. "do i love tats no.. but i'd kill to screw Reese Mcclain once" You find her attractive yet, you you don't express that attraction as one that would be long lasting. (Please don't read too much into my analyzation of your choice of words. I am taking them at face value for purposes of this argument). The others are the exceptions to the rule. And, I would bet they all have some physical feature(s) you find so attractive it overcomes the fact they don't fit your "mold"
We all have a "comfort zone" of what we find attractive. There are always exceptions, but in general, the more someone is outside our comfort zone, the less likely we are to maintain an attraction to them once the inital appeal has worn off.
Personality can indeed overcome many other "flaws". My favoriate example is Honey at BDFW. Once she sits down with me, I completly forget she has lots of ink. Yet I know that over the long term, the tats would always be a bone of contention and would have some effect on any long term attraction. And, the reverse is true as well. I have met many woman who I would be quite happy to bone all day long but would never want a relationship with because of their personality.
Human dynamics are so much fun.