Actually a two sylible word isn't gonna make anyone lose their pride, you're giving a word wat to much credit, it's the culture they've adapted that's making them lose their pride
Black men accepting and referring to themselves by the N-word is the most self-defeating practise one could ever engage in! Hence, I don't watch a lot of Black content unless it is from Brazil or Nigeria. Hip hop has led a lot of Black American to lose their pride.