Well, the sombrero galaxy has a particularly large black hole, which means a hell of a lot more gravity. Maybe that is the cause? Another potential explanation is that at some point billions of years ago, it captured another galaxy passing by it and ripped it apart, causing the outer ring to form.

most galaxies are ring systems around a central black hole..

how do you mean? down south at least we just use it to mean family. if you mean in the internet sense a lot of like Tumblr people will be in the mindset that they are human embodiments of mythical creatures, so like someone thinking they're a minotaur or a Kitsune or something.

casual reminder to people who casually consume news media, a few of these publications have/still post both masked and explicit transphobic articles