Pierced ears aren't tacky, wanker. I don't have them but still.
Anyway, as far as tattoos go they're like pretty much all art- either you dig it or you don't. There's not really a "right or wrong" as it applies to most tattoo art; you either dig it or you don't, and if you don't there's no issue.
I have noticed that a lot of tattoo art is of the cheesecake/vintage sleaze/burlesque whatever style. So, maybe what you really don't like is that style of art? Just a thought.
For me, pretty much any tattoo on a woman makes her more attractive, unless it's something stereotypical like a butterfly tramp stamp or chinese lettering that says god knows what. If she's a redhead or a brunette, it's magnified like 2000%
chick in a bikini, not really

but spoilered just in case anyone is a little bitch
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